The Cookie Diet may be the answer to your weight problem. This diet by Dr Sanford Siegal, has been highlighted on many media outlets including CNN, Fox News and Good Morning America, and he has helped more than half a million Americans reach their weight loss goal, since setting up his medical practice in 1975.

The Cookie Diet has expanded on to the Internet, so that you can use this diet whilst under the supervision of your own doctor, and the cookies are also now being manufactured in Mexico and the UK.

One of the main reasons for any diet failing is our inclination towards a sweet tooth. Dr Siegal's reasoning behind the development of the Cookie Diet is backed by the knowledge, that individuals would find it much easier to reach their goals, if they didn't totally have to give up eating sweets.

If you are wondering how a Cookie Diet can help you lose weight, let me explain. You can eat up to six cookies each day, plus a meal containing six ounces of fish, lean chicken or turkey and one cup of cooked vegetables.

The cookies in the Cookie Diet are not to be used as a specific meal replacement, as in many slimming diets, but are for those times when you may be tempted to snack, because you feel hungry. They are made from whole-wheat flour, bran, rice, and oats, and packed with amino acids. They do not contain any drugs, just the natural appetite suppressants, which satisfies your craving for sweets.

Anyone attempting the Cookie Diet is expected to drink at least eight glasses of liquid each day, apparently tea and coffee are allowed. Your cookie order also includes a nutritional supplement.

The Cookie Diet also suggests an exercise program and balanced diet, although it indicates neither is necessary, in order to lose weight with cookies.

Dr Siegal testifies that its possible to lose up to fifteen pounds a month, and that three out of four people achieve this. However he is quick to say that the individuals who maintain their weight are those who set goals. One of his patients managed to lose fifty-one pounds in less than five months on this diet.